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systemctl list-machines — List the host and all running local virtual machines or containers with their state. More informatio

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Problem

How to use the systemctl list-machines command: List the host and all running local virtual machines or containers with their state. More information: <https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/latest/systemctl.html#list-machines%20PATTERN%E2%80%A6>.

Solution

systemctl list-machines — List the host and all running local virtual machines or containers with their state. More information: <https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/latest/systemctl.html#list-machines%20PATTERN%E2%80%A6>.

Show all machines (host and running containers/VMs):

systemctl list-machines

List a specific machine:

systemctl list-machines {{machine}}

List multiple matching machines:

systemctl list-machines {{machine_1 machine_2 ...}}

Filter machines using wildcard patterns ie, shell-globbing:

systemctl list-machines {{pattern}}

Code Snippets

Show all machines (host and running containers/VMs)

systemctl list-machines

List a specific machine

systemctl list-machines {{machine}}

List multiple matching machines

systemctl list-machines {{machine_1 machine_2 ...}}

Filter machines using wildcard patterns ie, `shell-globbing`

systemctl list-machines {{pattern}}

Context

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